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Storytelling Podcast WeekLove Stories: LIVE with Kaitlin Prest, Octavia Bray, Lea Thau and Jen ProkopThis episode is a recording of a live episode from the Storytelling Podcast Week live program.
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Storytelling Podcast Week is back with Love Stories: LIVE for our February Episode!
Motzie Dapul from The Hi Nay podcast is joined by Kaitlin Prest of Mermaid Palance and The Heart, Octavia Bray of Life with LEO(h), Lea Thau of Strangers and Jen Prokop of Fated Mates as they chat about the what makes great love stories, offer live readings and discuss how realistic happy endings actually are!
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Storytelling Podcast Week is brough...2022-03-041h 02
StrangersThe Schmidts, Part 2Part two of Sequoia Schmidt's story. Enjoy! You can find her at sequoiaschmidt.com. And you can find me at patreon.com/strangerspodcast. 2020-10-3045 min
StrangersThe Schmidts, Part 2Part two of Sequoia Schmidt's story. Enjoy! You can find her at sequoiaschmidt.com. And you can find me at patreon.com/strangerspodcast. 2020-10-3045 min
StrangersThe Schmidts, Part 1Meet Sequoia Schmidt - a most interesting and unusual young woman from a most interesting and unusual family. This is Part 1 of her story. Part 2 drops next week. Enjoy!2020-10-2339 minStrangersThe Schmidts, Part 1Meet Sequoia Schmidt - a most interesting and unusual young woman from a most interesting and unusual family. This is Part 1 of her story. Part 2 drops next week. Enjoy!2020-10-2339 minStrangersWilmot of HelenaWilmot Collins is an interesting man with an interesting story. This is it. I hope you enjoy it. Find more Strangers content, new and old, at www.patreon.com/strangerspodcast - it's only $1 per month to join - or stay subscribed here for more free episodes, which will drop from time to time. However, if you want to receive regular episodes, and hear the continuation of my series called The Cape, and access our archive of more than 90 episodes, join us on Patreon! 2020-07-2426 min
StrangersWilmot of HelenaWilmot Collins is an interesting man with an interesting story. This is it. I hope you enjoy it. Find more Strangers content, new and old, at www.patreon.com/strangerspodcast - it's only $1 per month to join - or stay subscribed here for more free episodes, which will drop from time to time. However, if you want to receive regular episodes, and hear the continuation of my series called The Cape, and access our archive of more than 90 episodes, join us on Patreon! 2020-07-2426 min
Good Life ProjectLea Thau | The Art of ReinventionStarting as an unpaid intern at The Moth when it was still a local storytelling group in New York City, Lea Thau rose up to become the Executive & Creative Director, where she remained for a decade. During her time there, she co-created The Moth Podcast and The Moth Radio Hour, helping to launch the "brand" into a global phenomenon. Thau has since become a Peabody Award-winning producer and director, now hosting her own popular podcast Strangers, which won the 2015 Public Radio March Madness Contest. She is also a storytelling teacher and coach who's worked one-on-one with people like Ethan H...2020-07-231h 06
StrangersThe Cape, Chapter 1Lea is back, but where has she been? The story officially starts here. 2020-05-0700 min
StrangersThe Cape, Chapter 1Lea is back, but where has she been? The story officially starts here. 2020-05-0720 minStrangersThe Corona Dialogues 1A poet brings beauty and hope, and Paul and Lea do DIY couple's therapy in a hottub. 2020-04-2600 minStrangersWilmot of HelenaWilmot Collins is an interesting man with an interesting story. This is it. I hope you enjoy it. This is my first new publicly-released episode in more than two years - I'm back! Find more Strangers content, new and old, at www.patreon.com/strangerspodcast - it's only $1 per month to join - or stay tuned here for more free episodes (free episodes will be released regularly throughout the pandemic). 2020-04-2200 min
Shift Your PerspectiveLea Thau - How to Deal with the Stress of ChangeAre you afraid of the new and the unknown things in your life? In this episode of FEAR NOT, Peabody Award-winning Producer and Director, Lea Thau talks about the fear of the transitions in our lives and the unknown, and how not to be overwhelmed by them. 2018-04-0414 min
StrangersHi15 minutes of life2018-03-2714 minStrangersHi15 minutes of life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-03-2700 min
StrangersIsn’t It NiceWe bring the year full circle with a new story about Jared in St George, Utah, who was the subject of our very first episode this year. We reflect on the beautiful difference a year can make, even for someone who thought his whole future had disappeared. If you need a bit of hope this … Continue reading Isn’t It Nice → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-12-1234 min
StrangersGo, KalanThe story of a young man who decided to say yes. 2017-11-2124 min
LIVE fra Det Kgl. BibliotekLea Thau - International ForfattersceneI dette afsnit vil du møde den danske podcastskaber Lea Thau i samtale med Susanna Sommer - kendt fra bl.a. P1 Podcaster. Lea Thau var medskaber af den prisbelønnede amerikanske storytelling-gruppe The Moth, der har lavet podcasts siden 2009. Hun har efterfølgende grundlagt sin egen podcast Strangers, der årligt har 8 millioner downloads. Med Strangers undersøger Lea Thau den personlige og sårbare historie, og hvad der sker i et rum, når mennesker åbner sig for hinanden.
I podcasten fortæller Lea Thau om at udlevere sig selv for hele verden, stress og at være fremmede for...2017-10-191h 32
StrangersDo You Like My Little Lie?It’s the time of year when skeletons come out of the closet. We honor the dead, as we get ready for holidays among the living, where secrets will be spilled, and secrets will be created that will haunt us for years to come. You might describe today’s story as a classic “noir,” if it wasn’t … Continue reading Do You Like My Little Lie? →2017-10-1233 min
StrangersDo You Like My Little Lie?It’s the time of year when skeletons come out of the closet. We honor the dead, as we get ready for holidays among the living, where secrets will be spilled, and secrets will be created that will haunt us for years to come. You might describe today’s story as a classic “noir,” if it wasn’t … Continue reading Do You Like My Little Lie? → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-10-1233 min
StrangersJack Be Nimble, Part 2Jack, Part 2, in which there will be guns and fear and roses and magic. There will be frat boys and homeless ladies, sweet clowns, and sad selves. Above all, there will be Jack. He will be nimble and he will be bold.2017-08-1835 min
StrangersJack Be Nimble, Part 1A run-down trailer in small town Texas, Sunday mornings with Charlie Chaplin, heroine-dazed zombies, fighting off dragons, and narrowly escaping real life monsters — this was Jack’s life as a kid. It was about survival from the very beginning. This episode is not suitable for children.2017-08-0534 min
StrangersHuman/OrdinaryA couple of weeks ago we got an email from Sam in Australia about his podcast Human/Ordinary. We liked it so much we decided to share it with you. Here’s an adapted version of his 10th episode called Headstone: Breath and Bone. The content might be intense for some. You will glean the subject matter … Continue reading Human/Ordinary →2017-07-2129 min
StrangersFranky Carrillo: Life NowWe check in with Franky who did 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit (listen to our original Franky Carrillo episode “Life” for the backstory) and find out how he’s doing now and what he’s been up to for the last six years since his exoneration. It was worth the visit.2017-07-1228 min
StrangersDear DiaryThis is not another Trump voter conversation. It’s not an end-point or a neat conclusion to the series. This is Lea crying into her iPhone at 10pm on a Tuesday because she doesn’t know what to conclude, how to mend, where to go. It’s a messy, confessional audio letter about kidney stones, sea urchins, The … Continue reading Dear Diary →2017-06-0130 min
StrangersLea in Trumpland #2: EugeneThis is where the gloves come off. In this episode, Lea travels to New York to talk to a Trump supporter who defies a lot of the stereotypes: he’s coastal, young, urban, educated, Jewish, an immigrant… But man oh man do the punches fly, on both sides.2017-05-1257 min
StrangersLea in Trumpland: AliciaLea has been traveling around interviewing Trump supporters and she’s tried to do it differently. She’s gotten drunk with them and high with them, she’s road-tripped with them and stayed overnight in their kids’ bedrooms, she’s cried with them, dined with them, yelled at them (and vice versa) to bring the conversation to a new … Continue reading Lea in Trumpland: Alicia →2017-04-2956 min
StrangersKugel vs KhaledIn this episode we revisit the story of Alaa Khaled AKA Alec Ledd and ponder life’s big questions, such as kugel, identity, celebrity, and how far we will go to please Barbara Streisand or compete with a more-famous brother.2017-04-1636 min
StrangersClaire ObscureIt starts with a murder and ends with new questions. In between there’s Claire’s story. That’s not her real name. It’s neither her old name, nor her new name. It’s the name she took to tell this story. Warning: this episode contains graphic and disturbing content. Do not listen with children.2017-03-1156 min
Strangers12 Years OnIn August 2004, a Somali refugee family arrived in Vermont. It was the beginning of many good things.2017-02-2532 min
StrangersPabba’s 32nd YearImagine if your parents had access to your online dating profile. That happened to Pabba.2017-02-1027 min
StrangersTwo Men and a Baby, The Final EpisodeFor nearly three years, we’ve been following Patrick and Steve and their attempt to adopt their foster daughter, and no other story we’ve done has generated as many emails from you, wondering how it all worked out. Today you will finally know. You can find out more about Patrick Hinds and his podcasts at www.theaterppl.com.2017-01-2722 min
StrangersWouldn’t It Be NiceIt’s a new year, a time for hope or worry, for regrets or new plans, a time to count our blessings or pick up the pieces. Last year around this time, as 2016 was just beginning, Jared and Sharry in Utah were tremendously excited about the year ahead, but things did not work out as … Continue reading Wouldn’t It Be Nice →2017-01-1332 min
StrangersEleven UpToday’s story is about two families trying to become one family. One set of parents is white, one is black, one lives in Portland, OR, the other in Miami, FL, one is Canadian/American, the other is Haitian/American. So, geographically, demographically, and socio-economically they live in very different worlds, but when we started following them more … Continue reading Eleven Up → 2016-12-121h 06
StrangersThe People Next DoorThree stories about Mexican immigration, showing us that there are two sides to the border fence, but many sides to the story. On this episode, we find some unlikely bedfellows among liberals and conservatives, even immigrants and the border patrol. These stories come to us from the wonderful shows, “State of the Re:Union” and “UnFictional.” Also check … Continue reading The People Next Door →2016-11-2454 min
StrangersLexWhen you start to think your own child might have a propensity for violence, what do you do? Warning: this episode contains violent content. Do not listen with children. 2016-11-1134 min
StrangersThe TruthAshley’s husband, Corey, is accused of the worst thing imaginable. What follows sends the family on an ever darkening journey, swinging between answers, hypotheses, emotions, and, ultimately, the truth. This story is not appropriate for children.2016-10-2849 min
StrangersThe TruthAshley’s husband, Corey, is accused of the worst thing imaginable. What follows sends the family on an ever darkening journey, swinging between answers, hypotheses, emotions, and, ultimately, the truth. This story is not appropriate for children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-10-2849 min
StrangersI’m an AmericanLea recounts the personal journey that led her to become an American citizen this summer. It starts in Sweden in 1945…2016-10-1226 min
StrangersMe For Mayor?Have you ever had the fantasy that a chance encounter with a stranger could tell you who to be? Karin Gutman was working as an assistant when a senior advisor to a US Senator came out of the blue with an offer to change her life… This story first aired on Strangers in April, 2012.2016-10-0320 min
StrangersBlue Astringent BluesA wanna-be artist finds himself in a dual-life dilemma. Can you be the next Bukowski and the king of high-end skin care — at the same time? When push comes to aftershave, which do you choose? Brian Finkelstein tells this story, which originally aired on the first season of Strangers. Brian Finkelstein (@bsfinkestein) is an … Continue reading Blue Astringent Blues →2016-09-2322 min
StrangersMatjames Returns: Scenes from Yellow SpringsThree years after Tyler issued a dare for Matjames to return to Yellow Springs, and 26 years after he fled, Matjames finally makes the trip. For optimal enjoyment of this episode, please listen to the first story about Matjames and Tyler, “Flee, Flood, Float.”2016-09-0225 min
StrangersMatjames and Tyler: Flee, Flood, FloatThis is a rebroadcast of a story we produced three years ago. It’s a story we’ve always really liked, and we’re sharing it with you this week because we’ll have an update on the story next week. So be sure to check this out and stay tuned for the follow-up.2016-08-2638 min
StrangersLove Hurts — Two Years LaterLea revisits her own love life. Two years ago, Lea produced “Love Hurts,” a series about her ill-fated adventures in online dating. Lea had been online dating for four years since she’d found herself single with an infant in her late 30s. The same week the first “Love Hurts” episode went live, Lea met a man, and a year ago, they posted an anniversary episode they'd recorded for the one-year anniversary of their meeting and of the Love Hurts series. Now they're back with a two-year anniversary update, and things don't turn out as planned. To say the least. 2016-08-1644 min
StrangersThe Bus & The DuffTwo stories from two stages of love about chance encounters, bold moves, tough luck, predictable fights, unlikely angels, and those unavoidable moments where you simply have to “sh*t or get off the pot.”2016-07-2228 min
StrangersNot By AccidentSo you’re 37 and single…. On this third installment of our “Summer of Love” series, we explore the singles’ experience with two intimate stories from the lovely podcast “Not by Accident” by Sophie Harper.2016-07-0842 min
StrangersJo & FayazFayaz asked Jo to marry him after they’d spent just one week in the same place. Here’s how that worked out. This story is the second installment in our Summer of Love series, but as it unfolds it becomes about more than just love.2016-06-2541 min
StrangersAs Far As You Can GetWelcome to our new series, “Summer of Love,” inspired by this quote from a Danish newspaper: “For decades women seem to have been asking themselves the following questions: How do I get a man? How do I hold on to him? How do I put up with him? How do I get rid of him? How … Continue reading As Far As You Can Get → 2016-06-1020 min
StrangersThe Son, The Goddess, and LeopoldoBorn in a coven of lesbian witches in a Haight-Ashbury commune after the fall of Saigon, young Joshua Safran soon hit the open road with his single mother, Claudia, and things only got stranger from there. A word of warning: this story contains some disturbing moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-05-3046 min
StrangersThe Son, The Goddess, and LeopoldoBorn in a coven of lesbian witches in a Haight-Ashbury commune after the fall of Saigon, young Joshua Safran soon hit the open road with his single mother, Claudia, and things only got stranger from there. A word of warning: this story contains some disturbing moments.2016-05-3046 min
StrangersOutside InOne day when her daughter was 1 month old, Nanna Balslev took the elevator to the top floor of one of the tallest buildings in Copenhagen. It was the darkest day of her life. Warning: this episode contains references to suicide and depression. If you or someone you know is strugglign with suicidal thoughts, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 998 in the U.S. 2016-05-1327 min
StrangersDumb Sh*t We Do #3: Stow AwayWanna go to Europe? Got no cash? Why not stow away?2016-04-2912 min
StrangersDumb Sh*t We Do #2: Rob BanksWe feature the story of Joe Loya’s bank robbing career by producer Ben Adair of the podcast “First Time Last Time,” along with a follow-up conversation between Lea and Joe about the dumbest sh*t he’s pulled as a bank robber. Check out the “First Time Last Time” podcast, which has the simple but wonderful premise that … Continue reading Dumb Sh*t We Do #2: Rob Banks →2016-04-1526 min
StrangersDumb Sh*t We Do #1: FibMelia Mills was working as a lobby-greeter at a hotel, when one day Dave Chapelle came to stay…This is the first in our April mini-series “Dumb Sh*t We Do.”2016-04-0112 min
StrangersWorth SavingAnnie Bradley was raised to believe that women shouldn’t have opinions or make decisions. But what happens when her life depends on a radical split-second decision?2016-03-1823 min
StrangersElizabeth and Mary: The AftermathDo altruists make us uncomfortable? Hell freakin’ yeah. Or so it seems. One of the most generous people we’ve ever profiled became the center of a social media storm. Lea called up some of the harshest critics to find out, eh, WHY?2016-03-0433 min
StrangersElizabeth and Mary, Part 3So did this transplant happen? Is Lea going to give away a kidney? Tune into this third instalment of Elizabeth and Mary to find out.2016-02-2730 min
StrangersElizabeth and Mary, Part 2This is the second installment in our series about Elizabeth and Mary. On this episode, we play some of the strong reactions we received from listeners to the first installment, and dive deeper into why Elizabeth decided to give a kidney to a stranger, and who she really is…2016-02-1239 min
StrangersElizabeth and Mary, Part 1Would you give a kidney to a stranger? Inspired by a previous episode of Strangers, Elizabeth decided to do just that. This is Part 1 of the story that ensued.2016-01-2944 min
StrangersThe Waxing Virgin — Then and NowFour years ago, we met Becca, a virgin in her 30s who waxed genitals for a living. On this episode we play her original story, along with an update about what Becca has been up to since then… 2016-01-1528 min
StrangersThe Waxing Virgin — Then and NowFour years ago, we met Becca, a virgin in her 30s who waxed genitals for a living. On this episode we play her original story, along with an update about what Becca has been up to since then…2016-01-1528 min
StrangersOne Hour, Two Favorite Stories - A Special Broadcast from StrangersTwo of our favorite Strangers stories of all time in one radio hour. Featuring the stories 'Henry & Jane' (with Henry & Jane Evans) and 'Falling Slowly' with Lyena Strelkoff. 2016-01-041h 00
StrangersLeft Right Black WhiteA stereotypical, Whole-Foods-shopping, NPR-listening liberal finds herself in an alliance of Republicans.2015-12-0436 min
Podcast Junkies - Storytelling Interviews & Conversations with Podcasters Podcasting Passionately065 Lea Thau | Discovering Intimate Moments in People’s Lives
Lea Thau is a Peabody Award-winning producer and director, and she is also the creator and host of Strangers. Her podcast features true stories of people she meets. These ‘strangers’ bare it all on her podcast, and some even discover they aren’t who they thought they were. Lea has also taught storytelling to organizations around the country, including Google, Nike, Time Inc. and many others. Lea talks on the subject of living in New York City, the differences between Denmark and the U.S., and what her creative process is like.
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07:45 – Why are people’s...2015-11-231h 31
StrangersA Portrait of the Artist as a Young WomanSometimes you get in a rut as a creative professional, wondering if you’ll ever be a professional, creatively, or if you’ll be forever stuck in some dead-end day job that’s designed to pay the bills but barely does. And then you might fantasize that some big change, or chance encounter, or fabulous coincidence is going … Continue reading A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman → 2015-11-0630 min
StrangersMy Father’s BonesOne day when Susan was five, her father came home and nailed her bunk bed shut. That was the beginning of a long strange journey.2015-10-0930 min
StrangersJenni, RememberedIn the Strangers community, we’ve lost one of our own: Jenni Rowell, 33, has passed away. In this episode, with the help of her family and friends, we rejoice in her life and everything she gave us, and we mourn what we have lost. We also reveal some happy news that she got to enjoy … Continue reading Jenni, Remembered →2015-09-1233 min
The Wolf Den87 Lea Thau, Creator and Host of StrangersLea Thau is one of the strongest influencers of the modern storytelling style that has taken off in radio, television, advertising, and, of course, podcasting. She is a Peabody Award-winning producer and director, the former executive director of The Moth storytelling organization, and now the creator and host of the podcast Strangers. On this episode Lea tells Adam why she left The Moth and how Strangers came together, explaining the show’s relationship to public radio station KCRW and the Public Radio Exchange’s Radiotopia podcast network. Since Radiotopia is funded through both Kickstarter and sponsorships, Lea touches on the differ...2015-09-031h 07
StrangersSexistentialWhat exactly does a sex surrogate do? Meet Kendra Holliday to find out. Warning: This episode contains explicit sexual refrences and is not suitable for children. 2015-08-1933 min
StrangersLove Hurts – One Year LaterOne year ago today, July 31st, Lea went to interview Robert, a guy she’d dated, about why he’d turned her down. That became the first of a series of episodes called “Love Hurts,” where Lea investigated why she was having trouble finding love again in the four years since she found herself pregnant and alone. The original Love Hurts series had four epsiodesm which were dowloaded millions of times and was the most popular series Lea has ever created. Only the first of those episodes is available here, the others are for only paying subscribers (who also g...2015-08-0140 min
StrangersThe Teacher Who Couldn’t ReadJohn Corcoran graduated from high school and college and then spent 17 years as a high school teacher without knowing how to read or write. How on earth did he pull that off? And why? This is his story. A different version of this story was originally presented on Strangers in early 2012. Get the … Continue reading The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read → 2015-07-1134 min
StrangersAmerican Mormon — International Mr. LeatherA new – and improved! – version of an old Strangers story: A Mormon boy grows up to become “International Mr. Leather,” which is the “Miss Universe” equivalent of the leather fetish world, and he’s forced to acknowledge some surprising parallels between his childhood church and the kinky gay, male leather world… Get the full … Continue reading American Mormon — International Mr. Leather →2015-06-2726 min
StrangersLike a Pizza: Two Men and a Baby – the Follow-UpIn 2014 Patrick and Steve received a surprise delivery…and it was a newborn, whaa! A story ensued, which became the episode Two Men and a Baby. Now, a year later we check in to see how things are going. 2015-06-1326 min
StrangersAdrian’s Race 2This is the second installment in our series about Adrian Wagner, who at 25 is losing his eyesight, and who is in a race to try to locate his birth parents in time to qualify for upcoming clinical trials, which might cure his condition but require genetic testing of both parents. And that is just … Continue reading Adrian’s Race 2 →2015-05-3047 min
StrangersUnconditionalThis is a story of mothers, love, regrets and redemption, and of secrets from many years passed that cast long shadows in our lives. It’s about how Deborah Jiang-Stein came to be pulled over by two highway patrolmen at 19 years-old, with a trunk load of dope, a .38 revolver and a 10” switch blade…and … Continue reading Unconditional →2015-05-1533 min
StrangersThe Cruellest Month?April is the cruellest month. At least it can be. If you are depressed or heartbroken, there is nothing worse than the thaw and the blossoms and the girls in short dresses and the lovers on park benches licking melting ice cream off each other’s faces and fingers. It makes your heart ache more because … Continue reading The Cruellest Month? →2015-05-0231 min
StrangersAdrian’s RaceAdrian is 25 and losing his eyesight. He’s in a race against time. He’s also in a battle between humility and pride. When is it stubborn, perhaps even foolhardy, not to make concessions to one’s disability? When is it the only way out? And where do you find wisdom to know the difference? Get the … Continue reading Adrian’s Race →2015-04-1738 min
StrangersJenni, NowWe revisit Jenni Rowell from the episode “Life, Interrupted” to see where things stand, and learn some sh*t about life.2015-03-2723 min
StrangersAnd Justice for All?A booker for TV court shows shares highs and lows from the merry-go-round of daytime justice, from a triumphant moment with a little person male stripper called Cornpop to the days when she just has to take off her headset and cry under her desk. With Sharon Houston. 2015-03-1316 min
StrangersLove – Good and BadFor Valentine’s Day we return to the theme of love, with a story about someone else’s heartbreak for a change. As for Lea’s heart, well, you’ll see… 2015-02-1335 min
StrangersLove Hurts — The Follow-UpLea received hundreds of messages in response to her raw, personal four-part series, “Love Hurts.” In this follow-up episode, she strings together the funny, poignant and moving voice mails she received from listeners in response to the series and tries to make sense of this thing called love, finally. She also gives an update on … Continue reading Love Hurts — The Follow-Up → 2014-12-1928 min
StrangersAlaska BingoSam Feirstein takes a broken heart to Alaska and finds surprising kindness in “enemy territory.” Also, producer Lea Thau takes a broken heart to India and has a “stranger” experience that inspires her to create this show.2014-11-0716 min
StrangersFalling SlowlyStrangers, at its core, is about the beauty and the struggle of human connection and what happens in those moments when we get closer to someone else, or, say, further removed from ourselves. Often that change is subtle and slow, but sometimes it is sudden and monumental. Here is Lyena Strelkoff. A version of this … Continue reading Falling Slowly → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-10-2424 min
StrangersFalling SlowlyStrangers, at its core, is about the beauty and the struggle of human connection and what happens in those moments when we get closer to someone else, or, say, further removed from ourselves. Often that change is subtle and slow, but sometimes it is sudden and monumental. Here is Lyena Strelkoff. A version of this … Continue reading Falling Slowly →2014-10-2424 min
StrangersBig Jim & Smokey JoeA waitress, a former bomber pilot and a retired railroad engineer embark on the adventure of a lifetime. A version of this story was previously featured on Season 1 of Strangers. Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-10-1512 min
StrangersBig Jim & Smokey JoeA waitress, a former bomber pilot and a retired railroad engineer embark on the adventure of a lifetime. A version of this story was previously featured on Season 1 of Strangers. Get the full story here.2014-10-1512 min
StrangersLove Hurts 2Lea continues her quest to discover why she’s been single for nearly four years. She interviews yet another guy who turned her down to find out why he didn’t want to date her, and tells stories of her past loves and present dates. The original Love Hurts series had four epsiodes, which were dowloaded millions of times and was the most popular series Lea has ever created. Only Love Hirts 1 & 2 (and some later updates) are available here, the others are for paying subscribers only (who also get access to the entire Strangers archive, ad-fre...2014-09-0329 min
StrangersLove HurtsWhile doing a story about online dating, Lea gets her heart broken (yet again). Get the full story here. The original Love Hurts series had four epsiodes, which were dowloaded millions of times and was the most popular series Lea has ever created. Only the first two of those episodes are available here (this one and the next one), the others are for paying subscribers only (who also get access to the entire Strangers archive, ad-free). Join for $5 at Leasplace.substack.com or Leasplace.supercast.com to gain full access and support my wor...2014-08-1536 min
StrangersLove HurtsWhile doing a story about online dating, Lea gets her heart broken (yet again). Get the full story here.2014-08-1536 min
StrangersTwo Men and a BabyTwo young men receive a surprise delivery. And it’s a newborn. Whaaa! Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-06-1524 min
StrangersTwo Men and a BabyTwo young men receive a surprise delivery. And it’s a newborn. Whaaa! Get the full story here.2014-06-1524 min
StrangersThe Long ShadowMurder, music, mystery. A controversial event in 1997 changed the fate of two band mates. Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-05-1739 min
StrangersThe Long ShadowMurder, music, mystery. A controversial event in 1997 changed the fate of two band mates. Get the full story here.2014-05-1739 min
StrangersJenni Rowell: Life, InterruptedImagine waking up every morning and seeing a stranger in the mirror… Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-03-1430 min
StrangersJenni Rowell: Life, InterruptedImagine waking up every morning and seeing a stranger in the mirror… Get the full story here.2014-03-1430 min
The Story Factor Podcast with Annette SimmonsEpisode #15 – More Moth Secrets from Lea ThauLea Thau, creative director of TheMoth.org for a decade (2001-2010), Lea teaches business people not so much how to tell personal stories, but how to use the principles of storytelling to shape strategy, to roll out new initiatives, or frame business proposals. However I learned most by asking more about her process at the Moth and […]2014-02-0500 min
StrangersTerry’s TreasureProducer Lea Thau embarks on a strange online dating adventure. 2013-08-3031 min
StrangersFranky Carrillo: LifeA man spends 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, but comes out ahead… Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2013-04-1238 min
StrangersFranky Carrillo: LifeA man spends 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, but comes out ahead… Get the full story here.2013-04-1238 min